Ways To Better Conversation (1950)

Ways To Better Conversation by Coronet
Likens a good conversation to a volleyball game. Considers the requirements of a good conversation-courtesy, contributing, following the subject and careful listening. Explains how conversational skills can be improved.

[@acidicsucrose]

I like the very small detail that when the girl said she didn't like the camp site, instead of brushing off her remark because HE liked it, he asked her why she didn't like it and took the time to understand her point of view. I feel like a lot of people today have become so interested in their own opinions that the moment they hear a contrasting opinion, they are SO fast to tear that opposing opinion down cause they don't agree.

[@Schnipp08]

I absolutely agree!

[@stupidmango4036]

Especially on games online, the chats shove LGBT into things before they even understand just cus it's accepted now, and they think that means it's cool or the new sexy thing. I'm not against it, I'm part of it, I'm a bit sad I am part of it because many people who don't even truly know they're apart of it ruin all the point for everyone, and they're literally sexist towards straight people, what LGBT endured FROM straight people in the past! They also get mad their past of being used as a kid isn't right so they dogpile on people and attsck them to make their point seem right that kids should be able to "explore " themselves in the awful way, not just explore what they like, which isn't just LGBT, can be straight too. It's disgusting. Sorry

[@ljkoh20052000able]

Just yesterday when I had a different opinion with my spouse . It didn't end well. 😮

[@Mr.__Sofi]

🎯

[@jamestaylor8577]

I swear some of these old videos are still so relevent to today. They should show them in schools.

[@kevinwasilewski598]

I do show them in my schools, to elementary school kids. Once they get past laughing at the old clothing styles and the fact that all of the kids look like they’re 40 years old, they settle down and actually learn some pretty good life lessons

[@jamestaylor8577]

@@kevinwasilewski598 That's great! At least it gives the kids a little bit of context. Excellent work, sir!

[@kevinwasilewski598]

I forgot to mention that I am actually a speech pathologist and work with kids on their social emotional language skills. I find that working onsocial skills probably accounts for half of my workday nowadays. It is amazing to see how many children come to school with almost no understanding of taking turns, hearing opinions that May differ from theirs, as well as having almost no concept of delayed gratification. I don’t want to turn every thing on KZbin into a reference to Jordan Peterson, who by the way I think is a phenomenal motivator, but kids today especially the young boys have everything already done for them mostly by their mothers and don’t really understand the concept of responsibility or putting in hard work. The crazy thing is that the girls come into school fully socially adjusted, ready to learn, and for the most part are wonderfully behaved and unfortunately they suffer at the hands of the boys in class who basically ruin things for everybody else. Like it is amazing to see just how much of a school day is wasted telling this boy to sit down, or this other boy do not swear, Or telling these two boys in the back to stop yelling at each other.

[@jamestaylor8577]

@@kevinwasilewski598 it's sad you have to teach them these basic things. This is very worrying actually. Thankfully it sounds like you're doing a pretty good job. Wish there were more teachers like youfself doing these things.

[@Christopher.Colberg]

I find what most of them wore in the 40s and 50s was very nice

[@ppena4128]

@ 5:55 "Don't try to do more than your share of the talking." Great advice unheard of today...

[@vintagegirl68]

The whole world needs to see this.

[@lawnmowermanTX]

Agreed!

[@thefirebreathingduck7386]

Seriously. Fundamentals everyone needs to practice.

[@vintagegirl68]

@@lawnmowermanTX YES!

[@vintagegirl68]

@@thefirebreathingduck7386 Yes, and Yes!

[@bunnyfoofoo9695]

They are too busy looking at their phone...

[@katthefantastic]

The art of conversation is very important.

[@john_from_eastcoast.]

I remember those days! It was wonderful! Nobody looked down at their cellphone every 2 minutes. Cellphones destroyed common etiquette and social life.

[@ultravioletpisces3666]

Back in the day they had movies to teach us everything.

[@friendofdorothy9376]

All these suggestions for good conversations are common sense...things that rational, reasonable, kind and compassionate people already do. It’s mostly for those people that are none of those things. The one thing that is very hard to tolerate are those people that talk over everyone, all the time. I’ve worked with people like that and after months of this behavior I’m ready to strangle them.

[@Zakarias78]

Friend of Dorothy I have a couple friends like that too. I mean, I go up to them to talk to them, start my sentence and I cant even finish they bring up a whole other topic. Or another thing, I ask something in a group chat and instead of replying they just start talking about their problem and the rest of the people react to them not me xddd i need to work on my patience but fuck people like them. I was talking!!!

[@friendofdorothy9376]

@Liza Szilágyi Absolutely. We all stop speaking when they talk over us, but it is not done in return. I’ve done “experiments” where I’ve had enough and I literally FORCE myself to keep on talking over their blabbering to see if they will actually stop. I do it for as long as they keep blabbering and about 50% of the time they eventually shut the hell up...while the others just keep on going and it feels SO awkward with us two talking at the same time for like a solid minute or more. They are so oblivious to it all. A few will stop and say “sorry”. When two people talk over each other, no one can hear anything, much less understand what the other even said.

[@Oblio1942]

please, tell me more about how to blend into society to mask my homicidal tendencies.

[@Me-wk3ix]

@@Zakarias78 I know exactly what you mean!

[@denimloser]

Sorry hehe that's me

[@picklesthewise]

Wow, that second conversation is what I hear ALL the time from people my age!! 😱😱 I feel that people who were raised on this advice are more enjoyable to talk to. I find it harder to talk to younger people because many of them either interrupt constantly or talk over each other to talk about themselves, zone out while you're talking because it's not about them, or, if they are rude on accident, don't apologize and get defensive when you bring up hurt feelings. I've ended so many friendships with people based on them acting this way.

[@Hotarubi-dono]

Same here, I can't seem to find anyone that has my same view on this topic. 🥺 It's sad isn't it?

[@LittleHatori]

Yessss that last part. And I'm not talking about being overly sensitive with comments. I'm talking about genuinely saying some crass or disrespect but they don't see it or want u to "chill". No respect for boundaries

[@jameycollins725]

The way they talk and sound is so different from today.

[@heatherdl8792]

I think it's because they knew they were on camera

[@kl-ni6fm]

Jamey Collins it’s called the transatlantic accent. they only talked like that for tv so people could understand their words better

[@mkeogh76]

But the English language had deteriorated into a hybrid of hillbilly, valleygirl, inner-city slang and various grunts.

[@scratchdog2216]

What a concept; actual face-to-face conversation. Many young people, and more than a few adults, could learn something here.

[@TallyWackaTha2nd]

Ok boomer

[@bigmoniesponge]

@@TallyWackaTha2nd really though? I do not not think that needed to be said.

[@mason241]

@@bigmoniesponge and you probably think the n-word isn't offensive

[@mason241]

Holy shit, old people live in an alternate reality I swear to god

[@stupidmango4036]

Ah yes because humans never see each other anymore, not even parents and infants.

[@luvyourmood]

and i hope people would see this vid. yes include everyone. i always been ignored in a group when people talk.

[@sheriheffner2098]

I'm treated the same way. They always interrupt me while I try to talk so I just shut up. I'm like the invisible woman.

[@lawnmowermanTX]

Agreed I feel the same way, yet as an older person of 47, I lose the respect and consideration.. But topics of age groups... I feel I don’t know the “cool” topics and yet love to find people that share the same thing I’m interested in. I feel invisible also! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@Me-wk3ix]

This is what I've always done, but many people don't seem to follow these tips it seems to me.

[@bunnyfoofoo9695]

lol.....

[@maymaylovesyou15]

Most people I know that were born in this era or soon after should watch this video... just because you're older doesn't mean that you should talk over people as they try to converse with you.

[@Nepthu]

Some people want a listener to their monologue, nothing more. Then they wonder why I don't call them back.

[@lovecatspiracy]

If only social media algorithms were based upon these principles

[@jimbailey5681]

Then everything would be boring

[@Hotarubi-dono]

@@jimbailey5681 Why would it be boring?

[@wraithstrongopark]

0:20 "leads to a greater feeling of ease, knowledge and . ." ???? oh, god!! i gotta know!

[@LittleHatori]

Pleasure or amusement maybe... Fulfillment? Community? I wish I knew for sure though, these PSA vids are so helpful.

[@Iamtiffanieah]

I really enjoy these videos. Only if I could show it to all the people of the world. What a much better place it would be.🌍🙏🏻

[@germanicusfink2350]

Interesting that they don't bothering to cover up the pimples on the teen actors in these instructional films. Obviously they wanted the kids in the audience to find them relatable.

[@Leshaun2002]

Omg isn't that Woody from the dating PSA?

[@palgotzoona]

Gotta learn good conversation before you can date!

[@GreenPenguin82]

I think it is ☺

[@TallyWackaTha2nd]

Woody has a woody that is not going to be tended to if he doesn't work on his conversation skills

[@belmarmom]

Yes, it's the same Woody.

[@thomasbinninger1355]

Dick York from bewitched is at 0:17 don't blink you'll miss him.

[@barbaradarnell.3802]

,yes,what a laugh!

[@jenniferhansen3622]

Good eye!!

[@cmmochalatte]

Wow… how did u do that? Amazing

[@shippo481]

Omg this need to be shown to kids in todays era

[@luvyourmood]

0:19 finally i get to see colour version of Are You Popular

[@Krafty]

It’s ironic that the video on how to hold a good conversation started out by skipping and missing out words 😆

[@floraf01]

Now I'm too invested in this camping site.

[@SkunkApeMeg]

I know people in their 30s, 40s, and 50s who would benefit from this

[@alexl4257]

Here’s a topic: What do you think led to the breakdown of the general social graces that once adorned the American people?

[@silentsir2446]

Immigrants who dont buy into the 1st world concept of a "polite society"

[@Tina-fi2wy]

Breakdown of the family. Parents also stopped teaching their children to care.

[@maunster3414]

That's a big topic. I see it as multifaceted. People getting tired of too much graciousness gets phony after a while. Toss in a bunch of wars, disillusionment, depressions, the dropping of religion, et cetera, and niceties along with the white gloves come off. Major shift of public thought.

[@scarletshield009]

How about being politically correct.

[@BeeGeenie]

@@silentsir2446 How very "polite" of you to share your racist xenophobia with the group

[@theroadlesstraveled3993]

I like that the actors just look like everyday realistic people...zits, uneven skin tones and all.😄 They aren't painted and "perfect" like actors today.

[@jimbailey5681]

Then you'd probably love a conversation among Tommy Lee Jones, Bryan Adams, and Edward James Olmos. They're some people with terrible complexions

[@Pizzonia123]

Indeed, i use these rules of conversation when i am having conversations or arguments with other gentlemen on the internet.

[@John-ct9zs]

I can only imagine the USA must have been the absolute envy of the world in 1950. Very few other countries lived like this at that time, with regular middle class people dressed so nice and playing a casual indoor game with a ball. I bet even many European countries didn't live like this in 1950. I traveled to Asian countries in the mid 80s when I was a small child, and it felt like rural America in the 1930s or 40s. Old fashioned cars without any AC, you rolled the window down to get a breeze, no TVs in homes, only old beat up radios, even for 1985, people still used oil lamps and electricity was scarce. It felt like traveling back to 1935 or 1945 America. If that's what much of the world was in 1985, so what was the rest of the planet like in 1950?

[@tjlovesrachel]

Welll a lot of European countries were still in ruins from the war lolll

[@BigPuddin]

Well, half of Europe was still on fire in 1950.

[@melaniexoxo]

I was in Germany in 1972 with my mom. It had everything the US did plus excellent public transport. I don’t know what Asian countries you went to, but certainly China was still WAY behind in the 80s

[@Zenconstructions]

Pure Gold 👍

[@gisellethesquid]

6:29 That's how me and my siblings talk lol

[@billpotter9716]

Wonderful video. But did you intentionally remove the ending and credits? Thank you.

[@BeeGeenie]

The beginning seemed to be missing a bit as well. It's possible the film was damaged, and this version is all that's left.

[@TallyWackaTha2nd]

My soul is damaged

[@blakesliberator3197]

It's a little hard to be a good, courteous listener to someone who keeps talking about himself.

[@godhasenteredthechat9912]

You need 30mil already

[@emacwakeup]

Love this

[@only257]

Crow: "How ironic, I'm a victim of circumstance." Joel and the bots then chime: "Hello, hello, hello.....hello!" Mst3k joke 😅

[@jamescook5487]

Around 3:10 I thought that girl was doing coke lol.

[@RIA-rq6gl]

*hiii old tv time! please heart my comment. I've been a fan of your channel. it helps me cope up stress and these videos also gives me nostalgia or anemoia feeling.* ❤

[@jalestales_]

omg this is gonna go so hard at the end of my song

[@Maha1J]

❤ 😊

[@salma-amlas]

2:43 me and my sisters at the dinner table

[@soulvigilante]

Sirhan Sirhan?!?!

[@brianarbenz1329]

0:56 Willllll-soooooonnnnn!

[@JuniperLynn789]

If they have conversations like they slap around that volleyball I’ll pass 😂 But seriously though, great video!!

[@ChrisStargazer]

Certainly those were not Olympic-level volleyball players.

[@eleanorclub]

No passing in that v’ball game.

[@LaMaiStyle]

Today’s generation can’t even make eye contact in a conversation

[@mikesilva3868]

😅mst3k joke believe it or not I'm not William katt

[@mistybuttercup110]

How Awesome! The youth is not tied to cell phones as if they’re all VIPs who doesn’t wanna miss a text or a call LOL! 💥 do people these days even have landlines still?! LOL 😂

[@pawpatrolnews]

That is one dirty volleyball...

[@Arianddu]

Ah yes, the all important courtesy in conversation. Girl: =apologises for having an opinion=

[@Schnipp08]

Better than today's world anyway.

[@Arianddu]

@@Schnipp08 yer what?

[@poetcomic1]

A good conversation is like a game of volleyball. A REALLY good conversation is like a game of nude coed volleyball.

[@sandytinky]

Back when every conversation didn't begin with "yo".

[@andreaa.1393]

@hello it's ghetto

[@anthonyadg9455]

Donald Trump fails all the rules

[@iconjack]

MAGA

[@jakecavendish3470]

A good opening line back then was "Where do you stand on racial segregation?"

[@Tristinfate]

co ed sports? The nerve! How appalling!